Webinar: Strides in Animation: Technology Behind the Scenes

Date/Time: Friday, February 26, 2021, 6:00pm IST (Indian Standard Time)

Speaker: Rajiv Chilaka, Founder and CEO of GreenGold Animation, Creator of "Chhota Bheem"

Recording available at: https://youtu.be/RvmRCQeQ30Y

Abstract: Animation has come a long way from its beginnings as a novel albeit non mainstream media of entertainment. The bottlenecks of the initial days of creation, where the hand drawn process dominated, are being reduced with the introducing of CGI. These CGI softwares/ tools have provided a freedom to us , storytellers, that was hard to find in animation a couple of decades back.

Bio: Rajiv Chilaka is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GreenGold Animation, which he started two decades ago. He is the creator of "Chhota Bheem". He leads a team of over 800 artists who have produced over 10 shows, 700 episodes, 80+ TV movies and 4 Feature films in the last decade. Green Gold Group’s footprint spans across television, movies, digital and L&M reaching an audience of over 60 million kids globally. It also owns and licenses India’s biggest children’s IP with over 100 brands across multiple categories.

Target Audience: This is for a wider audience. In particular, higher secondary and college students and teachers are welcome.

This webinar will be conducted over Zoom. The Zoom link will be available to registrants (sent to their email addresses) shortly before the webinar starts.

This webinar is part of SKC Science and Technology Webinar Series.